Dragon and Crocodile
retold by Miss Siska
Once, there lived a King and Queen in a palace in Kalimantan. He's a
wise king. They were both sincerely loved and honored by their people. Their
people lived in prosperity and happiness. The King and Queen had twin sons, Naga and Buaya. Naga means 'dragon'
while buaya means 'crocodile'.
One day, the Queen suffered from
a strange illness until she took her last breath. The kingdom and its people
were in the deepest grief. The
King was too in grief that he lost his interest in ruling the kingdom. Thus, he
decided to sail away to ease the pain.
"My
Majesty, who is going to rule this kingdom as you are away?" asked his
advisor.
"I
put my whole trust in my twin sons, Naga
and Buaya," he replied.
"..and
please give them your hand if it's getting tough." he added.
The next day, the King sat and talked to his sons, "My dearest
sons, I'm going to sail away for a while. Your mother has gone away. I need
time and space for my own. Please rule this kingdom wisely."
Though
Naga and Buaya were identically twins, but they both had different
personalities. Buaya who's generously kind,
replied, "Sail safely, my father. All I
want is to be home again."
In contrary, Naga treated this command as a burden. But deep inside his
head said something else, "Well.. I can spend my father's wealth and the
kingdom's authority for having fun."
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